IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics explained

The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics (until 2015 known as IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics)[1] was a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who were 17 or younger (youth = Under-18). The event was organized by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was held biennially from 1999 to 2017.

The name change and cancellation

In the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, the council decided to conclude the world championship for under-18 athletes after the 2017 event. The decision was made with the intention of improving under-18 competitions at continental level instead.[2] The competition was renamed to the IAAF World U18 Championships in November 2015, though ultimately only the 2017 competition used this title.

The competition was the under-18 counterpart to the World U20 Championships, which are for athletes who are 19 years of age or under in the year of competition.

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueTop of the medal table
1st1999Bydgoszcz Poland16–18 JulyZdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium Kenya
2nd2001Debrecen Hungary12–15 JulyGyulai István Atlétikai Stadion United States
3rd2003Sherbrooke Canada9–13 JulyUniversité de Sherbrooke Stadium United States
4th2005Marrakech Morocco13–17 July United States
5th2007Ostrava Czech Republic11–15 JulyMěstský stadion United States
6th2009Brixen Italy8–12 July Kenya
7th2011Lille France6–10 JulyStadium Lille Métropole United States
8th2013Donetsk Ukraine10–14 JulyRSC Olimpiyskiy Jamaica
9th2015Cali Colombia15–19 JulyCali Olympic Stadium United States
10th2017Nairobi Kenya12–16 JulyMoi International Sports Centre South Africa

Championships records

Key:

Boys

EventRecord (wind speed)NameNationDateGamesRefVideo
100 m10.28 (−0.4 m/s)Abdul Hakim Sani Brown15 July 20152015 Cali[3]
200 m20.34 (−0.4 m/s)Abdul Hakim Sani Brown19 July 20152015 Cali[4]
400 m45.24Kirani James10 July 20092009 Brixen[5] [6]
800 m1:44.08Leonard Kirwa Kosencha9 July 20112011 Lille[7] [8]
1500 m3:36.38Kumari Taki17 July 20152015 Cali[9]
3000 m7:40.10William Malel Sitonik10 July 20112011 Lille[10] [11]
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)13.04 A (+0.1 m/s)De'Jour Russell14 July 20172017 Nairobi[12]
400 m hurdles (84.0 cm)49.01William Wynne15 July 20072007 Ostrava
2000 m steeplechase5:19.99Meresa Kahsay12 July 20132013 Donetsk[13]
High jump2.27 mHuang Haiqiang16 July 20052005 Marrakech
Pole Vault5.30 mArmand Duplantis19 July 20152015 Cali[14]
Vladyslav Malykhin
Long jump8.05 m (+0.5 m/s)Maykel Massó16 July 20152015 Cali[15]
Triple jump17.30 m A (+0.6 m/s)Jordan A. Díaz14 July 20172017 Nairobi[16]
Shot put (5 kg)24.35 mJacko Gill7 July 20112011 Lille[17] [18] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Mstryd27I
Discus throw (1.5 kg)70.67 mMykyta Nesterenko13 July 20072007 Ostrava
Hammer throw (5 kg)84.91 mHlib Piskunov17 July 20152015 Cali[19]
Javelin throw (700 g)83.16 mMorné Moolman9 July 20112011 Lille[20] [21]
Octathlon6491 ptsJake Stein6–7 July 20112011 Lille[22] [23]
11.52 (−0.5 m/s) (100 m), 7.22 m (+1.2 m/s) (long jump), 17.22 m (shot put), 51.32 (400 m) /
14.25 (−1.0 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 1.98 m (high jump), 59.65 m (javelin), 2:52.93 (1000 m)
Decathlon8002 ptsNiklas Kaul15–16 July 20152015 Cali[24]
10000 m walk (track)40:51.31Pavel Parshin9 July 20112011 Lille[25]
Sprint medley relay1:49.23Waseem Williams
Michael O'Hara
Okeen Williams
Martin Manley		14 July 20132013 Donetsk[26]

Girls

EventRecordNameNationDateGamesRef
100 m11.08 (0.0 m/s)Candace Hill16 July 20152015 Cali[27]
200 m22.43 (−0.7 m/s)Candace Hill19 July 20152015 Cali[28]
400 m51.19Nawal El Jack15 July 20052005 Marrakech
800 m2:01.13Aníta Hinriksdóttir14 July 20132013 Donetsk[29]
1500 m4:09.48Faith Kipyegon9 July 20112011 Lille[30]
3000 m8:53.94Mercy Cherono11 July 20072007 Ostrava
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)12.94 (0.0 m/s)Yanique Thompson11 July 20132013 Donetsk[31]
400 m hurdles55.94Sydney McLaughlin18 July 20152015 Cali[32]
2000 m Steeplechase6:11.83Korahubsh Itaa Ethiopia10 July 20092009 Brixen
High jump1.92 mIryna Kovalenko12 July 20032003 Sherbrooke
1.92 m AYaroslava Mahuchikh14 July 20172017 Nairobi[33]
Pole vault4.35 mVicky Parnov14 July 20072007 Ostrava
Long jump6.47 m (+1.3 m/s)Darya Klishina15 July 20072007 Ostrava
Triple jump13.86 m (−0.6 m/s)Cristine Spataru11 July 20032003 Sherbrooke
Shot put (3 kg)20.14 mEmel Dereli11 July 20132013 Donetsk[34]
Shot put (4 kg)16.87 mValerie Adams13 July 20012001 Debrecen
Discus throw56.34 mXie Yuchen10 July 20132013 Donetsk[35]
Hammer throw (3 kg)73.20 mRéka Gyurátz13 July 20132013 Donetsk[36]
Hammer throw (4 kg)64.61 mBianca Perie14 July 20072007 Ostrava
Javelin throw (500 g)62.92 m AMarisleisys Duarthe16 July 20172017 Nairobi[37]
Javelin throw (600 g)59.74 mChristin Hussong7 July 20112011 Lille[38]
Heptathlon (4 kg Shot put & 600 g Javelin)5875Tatyana Chernova15–16 July 20052005 Marrakech
13.62 (+1.4 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.69 m (high jump), 10.79 m (shot put), 24.79 (+0.2 m/s) (200 m) /
6.13 (+0.5 m/s) (long jump), 48.20 m (javelin throw), 2:21.91 (800 m)
Heptathlon (with 3 kg Shot Put & 500 g Javelin)6037Géraldine Ruckstuhl17–18 July 20152015 Cali[39]
13.93 (+0.7 m/s) (100 m hurdles/76.2 cm), 1.73 m (high jump), 14.25 m (shot put/3 kg), 25.83 (−0.5 m/s) (200 m) /
5.71 (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 52.87 m (javelin throw/500 g), 2:17.58 (800 m)
5000 m walk (track)20:28.05Tatyana Kalmykova12 July 20072007 Ostrava
Sprint medley relay2:03.42Christania Williams
Shericka Jackson
Chrisann Gordon
Olivia James		10 July 20112011 Lille[40]

All-time medal table

Notes Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.[41]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IAAF WORLD U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS NAIROBI 2017 – 30 DAYS TO GO. iaaf.org. Today marks 30 days to go until the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017, the 10th edition of the biennial event which this year takes place in the Kenyan capital.. 12 June 2017. 11 July 2017.
  2. https://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=616ad3fb-d1a8-48d8-952b-4c64fc80834c.pdf&urlSlug=competitions-update-200816 Competitions Update
  3. Web site: 100m Results. IAAF. 15 July 2015. 16 July 2015.
  4. Web site: 200m Results. IAAF. 19 July 2015. 19 July 2015.
  5. Web site: 400 Metres Results. IAAF. 10 July 2009. 10 October 2010.
  6. News: Grenada's Kirani James runs 45.24 to break World Youth CR. world-track.org. 10 July 2009. 10 October 2010.
  7. News: Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best – Lille 2011 – Day 4, Evening Report. IAAF. David Martin. 9 July 2011. 9 July 2011.
  8. Web site: 800 Metres Results. IAAF. 9 July 2011. 10 July 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725042925/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. 25 July 2011.
  9. Web site: 1500m Results. IAAF. 17 July 2015. 18 July 2015.
  10. News: Sitonik's impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs – Lille 2011 – Day 5 report. IAAF. David Martin. 10 July 2011. 11 July 2011.
  11. Web site: 3000 Metres Results. IAAF. 10 July 2011. 11 July 2011.
  12. Web site: 110m Hurdles (91.4 cm) Results. IAAF. 14 July 2017. 16 July 2020.
  13. Web site: 2000 Metres Steeplechase Results. IAAF. 12 July 2013. 12 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Pole Vault Results. IAAF. 19 July 2015. 19 July 2015.
  15. Web site: Long Jump Results. IAAF. 16 July 2015. 17 July 2015.
  16. Web site: Triple Jump Results. IAAF. 14 July 2017. 14 July 2017.
  17. News: Boys' Shot Put Final – Gill beyond 24m, three times!. IAAF. Bob Ramsak. 7 July 2011. 8 July 2011.
  18. Web site: Shot Put Results. IAAF. 7 July 2011. 8 July 2011.
  19. Web site: Hammer Throw Results. IAAF. 17 July 2015. 18 July 2015.
  20. News: In dramatic finish, Parshin takes 10,000m Race Walk title – Lille 2011 – Day 4, Morning report. IAAF. David Martin. 9 July 2011. 11 July 2011.
  21. Web site: Javelin Throw Qualification Results. IAAF. 9 July 2011. 11 July 2011.
  22. Web site: Octathlon Results. IAAF. 7 July 2011. 8 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710134841/http://www.iaaf.org/wyc11/results/eventCode%3D4528/racedate%3D07-07-2011/sex%3DM/discCode%3DOCTY/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3D8/summary.html#detM_1000_OCTY_u. 10 July 2011. dead.
  23. News: World Youth bests by Gill and Stein in – Lille 2011 – Day 2, Evening Report. IAAF. David Martin. 7 July 2011. 8 July 2011.
  24. Web site: Decathlon Results. IAAF. 16 July 2015. 17 July 2015.
  25. Web site: 10000 Metres Race Walk Results. IAAF. 9 July 2011. 9 July 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110812202433/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-10KW-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. 12 August 2011.
  26. Web site: Sprint Medley Relay Results. IAAF. 14 July 2013. 14 July 2013.
  27. Web site: 100m Results. IAAF. 16 July 2015. 17 July 2015.
  28. Web site: 200m Results. IAAF. 19 July 2015. 19 July 2015.
  29. Web site: 800 Metres Results. IAAF. 14 July 2013. 14 July 2013.
  30. Web site: 1500 Metres Results. IAAF. 9 July 2011. 10 July 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725103639/http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4528/AT-1500-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. 25 July 2011.
  31. Web site: Discus Throw Results. IAAF. 11 July 2013. 11 July 2013.
  32. Web site: 400m Hurdles Results. IAAF. 18 July 2015. 19 July 2015.
  33. Web site: High Jump Results. IAAF. 14 July 2017. 14 July 2017.
  34. Web site: Shot Put Results. IAAF. 11 July 2013. 11 July 2013.
  35. Web site: Discus Throw Results. IAAF. 10 July 2013. 10 July 2013.
  36. Web site: Hammer throw Results. IAAF. 13 July 2013. 13 July 2013.
  37. Web site: Javelin Throw Results. IAAF. 16 July 2017. 16 July 2017.
  38. Web site: Javelin Throw Results. IAAF. 7 July 2011. 7 July 2011.
  39. Web site: Heptathlon Results. IAAF. 18 July 2015. 19 July 2015.
  40. Web site: Sprint Medley Relay Results. IAAF. 10 July 2011. 11 July 2011.
  41. Web site: IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 Medal Table . World Athletics.

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